1. Successful surgical treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome associated with a divided left atrium that was diagnosed intraoperatively 
Yuji Naito, MD, Yorikazu Harada, MD, Shunji Uchita, MD, Koki Takizawa, MD, Gengi Satomi, MD, Satoshi Yasukochi, MD, Hikoro Matsui, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 133, Issue 3, Pages (March 2007)
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2. Figure 1
Photograph obtained during the first-stage palliative operation. The arrow indicates the orifice of the communication between the common pulmonary vein chamber (CPVC) and the right atrium (RA). RV, Right ventricle.
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3. Figure 2
Schemas of atrial and ventricular morphology in the first-stage (A) and second-stage (B) palliative operations. A, The intact fossa ovalis (solid circle) was cut open to create an unrestricted interatrial communication. The stenotic communication between the CPVC and RA (dashed circle) was enlarged to relieve the pulmonary venous congestion. B, Both the atrial septum and the diaphragm (solid circle) were widely excised to create sufficient communication from the common pulmonary vein chamber to the right atrium. CPVC, Common pulmonary venous chamber; IVC, inferior vena cava; LA, left atrium; LSVC, left superior vena cava; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; SVC, superior vena cava.
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